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Blog entries for the category Marriage and the Family
“He Doesn’t Deserve Our Disappointment”
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Tuesday, May 1
I talked with a friend whose grandson was born with some difficulties that mean he will never grow up to a “normal” life.
“She’s Still My Wife”
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Saturday, September 17, 2011
Recently Pat Robertson made news when he declared that divorcing a spouse with Alzheimer’s is justifiable because it is “a kind of death.” The simplest thing I can say is that he didn’t get that teaching from the Bible. The very concept of Christian marriage rests upon a vow to be faithful “in sickness and in health.&r...
When We Stop Playing Games
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Tuesday, November 23, 2010
The call came from an old friend, someone I have known for over 40 years. His marriage was in serious trouble, and more importantly, he saw clearly that unless he changed from the inside out, what happened to his marriage wouldn’t really matter. His wife wasn’t the problem, although she has her issues to deal with, and his rocky marriag...
Cannon Beach Q and A, Part 2
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Saturday, July 10, 2010
I’m a modest person and I don’t even like undressing at the doctor’s office. If God is always watching us, and angels are always with us, does this mean when my spouse and I are having sex that we have an audience?The short answer is yes. This is part of the doctrine of God’s omnipresence. Read Psalm 139 and you will see how...
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Wednesday Scattershooting
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Odds and ends, a little of this and a little of that . . . *Just got off the phone with Ernie Schulz who said they just got a ton of new snow in Chicago. Ernie runs our Anchor Book Depot, which means that when we ship boxes of An Anchor for the Soul, Ernie is the one who actually makes the mailing labels, goes to the warehouse where we store the bo...
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Prayer for a Prodigal Husband
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, January 18, 2010
Heavenly Father, we come to you, O Lord, because you are the Almighty God and nothing is too hard for you. We come because you are the maker of heaven and earth, and you hold each of us in your hand. We come because you have told us we can come, and in Jesus Christ the way is now open to pour out our hearts to you. Father, my friend has wandered fa...
33 Ways to Say “I Love You”
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Last weekend Marlene and I led a couples conference in New Jersey. During our session on Sunday morning, we talked about the importance of praising each other. This is absolutely crucial because the presence or absence of public praise is one of the clearest signs of marital harmony or marital discord. The list we gave must have struck home because...
Growing Up Too Fast?
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Sunday, November 8, 2009
This morning I’m speaking on “As for Me and My House: Winning the Battle for Your Family” at Faith Bible Church in Vineland, New Jersey based on Joshua’s stirring words in Joshua 24:14-15. In order to show the challenge we face in raising our children to serve the Lord, I compiled a list of things that have changed over the ...
Pictures from the Couples Conference
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Saturday, November 7, 2009
Here are some pictures from the Couples Conference at Faith Bible Church in Vineland, New Jersey. Our first session started at 10:30 AM followed by lunch followed by the second session. We were done by 1:45 PM.This is the third time Marlene and I have done the co-teaching concept. We both stand at the podium and take turns speaking. In the fi...
Gull Lake Q&A, Part 3
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, July 6, 2009
Here is the final group of questions from the Gull Lake Q&A session last Wednesday morning.1. How do I know if something is the will of God for me? I think the question is asking how to determine which way to go when we are facing an important decision. Often the problem is that we want something God never promised–certainty. We want to k...
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My Father, My Sons
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Sunday, June 21, 2009
A man never knows when his job is done partly because he never really knows what his job is. He gets one message from watching TV, another message by hanging out with his friends, a third message from his job, he hears something else when he goes to church, and he tries to make it all work when he goes home. In my case I’ve tried to mak...
The Lord Smiled From Heaven
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Sunday, April 26, 2009
It’s Sunday morning and I’m sitting in the lobby catching up on my email and other details. In about an hour our family gathers for a final breakfast and then we will go our separate ways. It has been a fine weekend in every way. Yesterday we got Dave and Laura Kate started on their marriage adventure with a beautiful ceremony in the st...
I’m Glad Rick Warren Said Yes
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Saturday, December 20, 2008
All in all, I’m glad Barack Obama invited Rick Warren to lead the opening prayer at next month’s presidential inauguration. I say that even though I share some of the reservations raised by other evangelicals. But weighing everything, I’m glad that the president-elect asked him, and I’m glad Rick Warren said yes. Here’...
Prayer for a Marriage on the Brink
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Thursday, December 4, 2008
A few days ago I received the sad news of the impending divorce of some friends we have known for many years. Because we haven’t seen them in a long time, we didn’t have a hint of any trouble in their marriage. The crisis seemed to come out of nowhere. Understandably, family members are struggling with the news and trying to help any way...
“Are You the Man I’ve Been Praying For?”
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, October 6, 2008
I am writing this note on Sunday evening from our room at Cannon Beach Conference Center on the Pacific Coast of Oregon. We’re here for a Senior Adults Conference that starts on Monday night and runs through Thursday morning. Coming back to Cannon Beach reminded me of something I heard here this summer.I was having a conversation with the fat...
A Very Happy Wedding Day
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Sunday, April 20, 2008
On Friday Marlene and I drove to Memphis for the wedding of Beth Hoeksema and Brandon Tierce. We had the rehearsal on Friday night and the wedding yesterday at 6 PM. After the reception we drove back to Tupelo (85 miles), arriving a few minutes past 11 PM. This morning Marlene remarked how much fun it was. I agree. I rememb ...
New Edition of Leadership Lessons of Jesus
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Saturday, April 19, 2008
Broadman & Holman has just released a brand-new edition of Leadership Lessons of Jesus, a book I co-authored with Bob Briner. The new edition takes selected chapters from the two original volumes, “Leadership Lessons of Jesus” and “More Leadership Lessons of Jesus.” The result is a “best-of” that contains over 70 short ...
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Love is Blind But Marriage is a Can Opener
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Last October Marlene and I spoke at a Couples Conference at Word of Life Inn in Schroon Lake, New York. Recently the Bible Broadcasting Network asked if they could use those messages as part of their Building Blocks for the Family program. They are broadcasting our first message today at 1:30 PM (Central Time). Click on thi ...
Four for Dallas
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Tuesday, April 15, 2008
When we arrived home last night from our trip to Chicago, Mark and Vanessa greeted us with the good news that Vanessa has been accepted as an incoming student at Dallas Theological Seminary. That means we will have four members of our family moving to Dallas this summer.It happened like this. Sometime last fall Mark began t ...
KBM Board Retreat—Friday Night Get-Together
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, February 1, 2008
Tonight the Keep Believing board gathered in Tupelo for the beginning of a weekend retreat. Because of the snow in Illinois, MaryAnn Spiegel and Brian and Beth Bill were not able to join us. And Cliff Raad had a previous engagement. But as you can see, those who made it were having a great time tonight. Dave and Lynette Ho ...
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On the Air with Tim, Marvin and Kerby
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, February 1, 2008
This morning I did an interview on American Family Radio for the monthly program “Fire Away!” We spent the hour discussing what the Bible says about capitalism and Communism. We had a very lively discussion with excellent questions from callers across the nation. Kerby Anderson, one of the regulars on “Fire Away!", called i ...
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“Life is Wonderful”
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, November 16, 2007
Several weeks ago I printed the text of a message called Curing the Itch Mites that Marlene and I shared at the Couples Conference at Word of Life. When Nancy Eckardt of Sheboygan, WI read it, she wrote me this testimony about her marriage of 58 years. I loved it because it is a touching tribute to a godly man who is now in ...
Recommended Resources
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Thursday, November 15, 2007
We just wrapped our final major trip of the year. This one took us from Tupelo to Chicago to Westboro, WI to Chicago to Montreal to Chicago and back to Tupelo. Here are some key resources we came across on our trip.On our last day in Montreal we met Pastor Joseph Hovsepian, pastor of Temple Baptist Church. He has written fi ...
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Word of Life Couples Conference
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Here are two pictures from the Couples Conference at Word of Life last weekend. It was a first for us in several ways: our first time to speak at a couples conference, and our first time to teach in a side-by-side dialogue fashion. Marlene told me not to worry, that it would go well, and she was right as she almost always i ...
Welcome, KLFC Listeners
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Tuesday, October 23, 2007
This morning I did an interview with Charlie Engram & Keith O’Neil on KLFC in Branson, Missouri. The program is called “Good Morning, Ozarks.” We were talking about my book Stealth Attack. We started by discussing spiritual warfare in an age of terror and the importance of Christians being ready for the attacks of the ...
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Love and Respect
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Saturday, October 20, 2007
When Marlene spoke to the women tonight, she recommended Love and Respect by Emerson Eggerichs. Turns out that several of the women at the conference have read it also. We started reading it the other day, and I can offer my opinion very simply.It’s the best book on marriage I’ve ever read. Period. No exceptions ...
The Newlywed Game
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, October 19, 2007
I am writing this note from our room at Word of Life Inn in Schroon Lake, New York. Marlene and I arrived this afternoon after two bumpy flights from Tupelo to Atlanta to Albany. On the drive to the Inn we noted the spectacular fall colors—brown, burnt orange, rust, red, maroon, yellow, cinnamon—covering the trees on both ...
25 Years Ago Today
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Do you remember where you were 25 years ago today—May 22, 1982? I didn’t until I talked with my sister-in-law Betty who told me that she and Andy got married 25 years ago today. I had no idea it had been that long. When Andy got on the phone, I commented that it’s hard to believe that 25 years have passed. “Yea ...
A Pastor’s Prayer of Forgiveness
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, May 21, 2007
This afternoon I did a one-hour radio interview with Kerby Anderson and Carmen Pate on a program called Point of View. Near the end we took a call from a man who said that he struggles with resentment toward others. He asked a very crucial question. “Is there a prayer I could pray that will help me forgive, and if so, how o ...
Interview Today with Janet Parshall
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Thursday, May 17, 2007
I am being interviewed today on Janet Parshall’s America from 3:15-4 PM (CT).
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“I love that man”
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Sunday, February 25, 2007
It’s 5:54 PM and I’ve been sitting in the San Jose airport for almost four hours. Marlene left on a flight for Phoenix and then on to Memphis three hours ago. Mark and Vanessa at this moment are somewhere over the Pacific Ocean on their way back to China. In about an hour I fly to Los Angeles, then have almost f ...
Ballistic Christianity
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Sunday, February 25, 2007
We have just posted the sermon I preached last Sunday at Elmhurst (IL) Christian Reformed Church:Ballistic ChristianityHere’s an excerpt:Jesus saw the multitudes. That’s hard to do. In the last year, I’ve been traveling a lot, preaching in different places. I’ve been in and out of so many airports th ...
A Valentine’s Day Love Story
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Wednesday, February 14, 2007
The following story is written by David Langerfeld, associate pastor of Harrisburg Baptist Church in Tupelo, Mississippi. He wrote it in tribute to his wife Lynda. He graciously consented for me to put his story on the KBM weblog.Her family had come to America from Sweden. She had a typical Scandinavian look… Long bl ...
The Romans Challenge
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Years ago—about 15, to be exact—I decided to preach through Romans. At that point I was 14 years out of seminary and thought it was time I tackled Paul’s greatest epistle. Before then, I had taught through it in a Sunday School class on a chapter-by-chapter basis. I thought my congregation would benefit from a detai ...
Big Dreams and Small Victories
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Tuesday, January 30, 2007
A few days ago a friend emailed me with the news that he has accepted a call to pastor a church in the suburbs of a great American city. Already his home is on the market, and he plans to begin his ministry in his new church in the next few weeks. I could hear the excitement as he wrote about the opportunities for outreach ...
Marriage Seminar at First Baptist Church, Tupelo
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Sunday, November 12, 2006
This afternoon I spoke for a marriage seminar at the First Baptist Church of Tupelo. A very attentive crowd of mostly younger couples gathered in the Fellowship Hall for the two-hour seminar. I saw quite a few folks I first met when I preached at FBC back last March. Incidentally, starting this week I will be teaching the W ...
She Was a Veteran Too
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Saturday, November 11, 2006
Someone who had known my mother when she was young sent me a packet of pictures along with a nice note. She knew that my mother died several years ago, and she thought I would like to have the pictures. Her note contained stories from the late 1940s when my mom and dad had just gotten married. Most of the pictures came from ...
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Wally Duncan
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Wednesday, November 8, 2006
I tried to remember the first time I met Wally Duncan but I couldn’t. He and Barb came to Calvary shortly after we arrived in 1989. Later Barb became the organist and the Deaconess in charge of the Women’s Ministry. Eventually Wally became an elder of the church. I tried hard to think about different conversatio ...
In Search of the Early Church
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Sunday, October 15, 2006
Over the weekend a received a question from a friend in Atlanta asking me about the role of elders in the local church. That led me to revisit a series of sermons I first preached in 1992 called In Search of the Early Church when our congregation in Oak Park was considering a new constitution that would establish a board of ...
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Urgent Prayer Request
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Thursday, October 12, 2006
12:17 PM CDT I just received the following request for prayer:Please pray for a brother on an Asian island who is facing eternity in the next few hours for his faith. For security reasons, I cannot give more details but there is no doubt that this is true. When I asked my contact how we should pray, this was the answer I wa ...
A Good Day in Arlington Heights
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Sunday, May 7, 2006
This morning I preached three times at Arlington Heights Evangelical Free Church. I was delighted to fill the pulpit for my friend Colin Smith who was speaking this weekend in Arkansas. Several years ago I spoke at the church for the National Day of Prayer, and last year I filled the pulpit once when Colin was out of town. ...
The Grumpy 10%
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Thursday, February 23, 2006
Churches that teach on giving end up with more money in their offering plates, according to a “Money Management” survey sponsored by Kingdom Bank. The more churches teach about giving, the more people give—an extra 26%, compared to members in churches that don’t teach about giving. (Religious Market Update)I thought ...
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A First Look at The Da Vinci Code
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, February 13, 2006
After being urged to do so by many friends, I finally got around to reading The Da Vinci Code, the mega-bestseller by Dan Brown. The book has sold an astonishing 30 million copies since its release in 2003. Later this spring the movie version starring Tom Hanks seems likely to become the biggest film of the year, spurring m ...
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Tuesday, April 13, 2004
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Tuesday, April 13, 2004
7:20 PM A few new items have been added to the Miscellaneous category on the Sermons page. There are some WMBI commentaries, "The Power of a Book," "Little Steps to a Big Fall," "Time for a Checkup," Marriage Conference notes, and "What Children Can Teach Us at Thanksgiving." 1:13 PM Do you know someone who ...
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